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Alaska was discovered
Outsiders first discovered Alaska in 1741 when Danish explorer Vitus Jonassen Bering sighted it on a voyage from Siberia. Russian whalers and fur traders on Kodiak Island established the first settlement in Alaska in 1784. That is when they started to colonize. -
Mount Denali
Denali also known as mount McKinley, is the highest mountain peak in north america, with a summit -
Yukon Gold Rush
The Klondike Gold Rush was a migration by an estimated 100,000 prospectors to the Klondike region of the Yukon in north-western Canada between 1896 and 1899. -
Alaska' Average
Ever since the 1900 alaska has had an average of
1 one magntude 8 or larger earthquakes every thirteen years
2 1,000 earthquakes each month -
Major Ash Fall
Mt. Redoubt erupted and spread ash and lava up to 150 miles. "On the date of the eruption the sky was darkened and at Sunrise, the snow was covered so thick with sand and ashes that it was impossible to do any sledding until a fresh fall of snow. At Hope, 12 miles distant [from Sunrise], the ashes were half an inch thick, and at Knik, on the opposite side of the Inlet was still deeper.
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Copper Mining Hits Kennecott
Kennecott, also known as Kennecott Mines or AHRS Site No. XMC-001, is an abandoned mining camp in the Valdez-Cordova Census Area in the U.S. state of Alaska that was the center of activity for several copper mines. It is located beside the Kennicott Glacier, northeast of Valdez, inside Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve. The camp and mines are now a National Historic Landmark District administered by the National Park Service. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1986. -
The Great Alaska Highway
the road was build to transport vehicle threw Canada to united states . it was build by us army in November 1942. the white build was only to use to the big machine and black and others kind people had do only simple stuff because the leader of the built project rejected to let black to build because he think that they would mess up the road. They said that nearly 11,000 Army engineers who battled freezing temperatures, ice and snow.the construction was build during WWII -
Swanson river oil field
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Earthquake in South of Alaska
The second largest Earthquake ever recorded, many many people died.Its was called earthquake Sumatra- Andaman. -
The Largest Land Earthquake
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/events/alaska1964/
On March 27, 1964 at 5:36pm local time (March 28 at 3:36 UTC) a great earthquake of magnitude 9.2 occurred in the Prince William Sound region of Alaska. -
Alaska Earthquake
On March 27, 1964 at 5:36pm local time (March 28 at 3:36 UTC) a great earthquake of magnitude 9.2 occurred in the Prince William Sound region of Alaska. The earthquake rupture started approximately 25 km beneath the surface, with its epicenter about 6 miles (10 km) east of the mouth of College Fiord, 56 miles (90 km) west of Valdez and 75 miles (120 km) east of Anchorage. -
March 28, 1964 Prince William Sound USA earthquake
https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/hazardimages/picture/show/514 earthquake on March 28, 1964 at 03:36 GMT (March 27 at 5:36 pm local time), was the largest U.S. earthquake ever recorded and the second largest recorded worldwide. -
Largest oil field at Prudhoe Bay
http://www.akhistorycourse.org/modern-alaska/oil-discovery-and-development-in-alaska
Huge amounts of money began to flow into the state with the construction of the trans-Alaska oil pipeline in 1974, and production in the field in 1977. Since that time smaller, connected fields have added to the production on the North Slope. For three decades, Alaska's North Slope has produced about 20% of the domestic oil used in the United States. -
OIL IS FOUND!!!
Alaska was changed dramatically and probably permanently with the discovery of North America's largest oil field at Prudhoe Bay on the Arctic Coast in 1967. Huge amounts of money began to flow into the state with the construction of the trans-Alaska oil pipeline in 1974, and production in the field in 1977. -
The Red Dog Mine
The Red Dog ore body is one of the world's most significant zinc deposits, containing a number of ore bodies. The mine is located in Alaska's Northwest Arctic Borough, in the DeLong Mountains of the western Brooks Range, 90 miles north of Kotzebue and 55 miles from the Chukchi Sea.
At the end of 2007, the site's proven and probable reserves plus indicated resources amounted to 77.5 million tons, containing 17.5 percent zinc and 4.8 percent lead, as well as 2.8 ounces per ton of silver. -
Oil Spill at Prince William Sound
http://www.akhistorycourse.org/modern-alaska/alaska-environment-and-land
The Exxon spill was the largest oil spill in United States history - 10.8 million gallons. Though not high ranking in world oil spills (34th), it is thought to be the most damaging to the environment of all spills. Prince William Sound was a clean,, unique, rich natural ecosystem of about two million acres.. The spill was a huge disaster to that ecosystem. -
Tsunami
The tsunami killed more than 280,000 people, they died a horrible death!!!! http://seismic.alaska.gov/earthquake_risk.html -
Pavlof Eruption 2013
Pavlof Volcano is a stratovolcano of the Aleutian Range on the Alaska Peninsula. It has been one of the most active in the United States since 1980 The most recent eruption was just in march 2016! but this eruption was special this triggered an ash fall. -
Alaska Grown
The Alaska Grown program is esigned to increase consumer awareness and consumption of Alaska agricultura . As part of the food and fiber marketing system in Alaska, you are encouraged to utilize the Alaska Grown logo in conjunction with sales of farm products grown in Alaska. The Division of Agriculture has artwork images of the logo available for producers, wholesalers, retailers, and the media to use in their efforts to promote Alaska Grown products. -
Purchase of Alaska
On March 30, 1867, the United States reached an agreement to purchase Alaska from Russia for a price of $7.2 million. The Treaty with Russia was negotiated and signed by Secretary of State William Seward and Russian Minister to the United States Edouard de Stoeckl.
